Arts & Culture

Source: Unsplash by Markus Winkler From ChatGPT to generative AI tools such as Bard, it seems like bots are everywhere. Reportedly, they are rapidly transforming the world, but did you know that they are also revolutionising the book publishing industry? This article will aim to provide an overview of the extent…

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Source: YouTube still image What is the darkest thought you have ever had? and When have you felt the most peaceful? The Drama “Home School” shows how Peace and Love can emerge from the darkest of situations.

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Source: Unsplash by Patrick Tomasso INTRODUCTION In the canon of Old English literature, Beowulf looms large as both a poem and a character.  He appears as the ultimate Anglo-Saxon hero, a fierce warrior and generous king.  However, “[o]n the basis of his size and sheer physical power, Beowulf is indubitably a monster”…

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SOURCE: UNSPLASH by ELENA MISHLANOVA *Spoilers ahead!* The complexity of Barbie’s 60+ year history is no mean feat to place on screen in under two hours. An unbelievable project to be undertaken by Director Greta Gerwig, who chose to focus on the wonderfully diverse figure that Barbie has become. All whilst making/tackling…

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Ever heard of The Royston Club? If not, you’re missing out. Check out Jack Anderson’s review of their debut album ‘Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars’ here.

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Source: Pixabay by DangrafArt “Come, weave us a scheme so I can pay them back!Stand beside me, Athena, fire me with daring, fierceas the day we ripped Troy’s glittering crown of towers down.Stand by me – furious now as then, my bright-eyed one -and I would fight three hundred men, great…

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Source: Unsplash by Sudan Ouyang Everyone knows Hamilton, surely. Not the racer, but the smash-hit Broadway musical. It seemed to transcend from simply being a show to being a phenomenon that took the world by storm. Its creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, seemed to be here, there, and everywhere afterward. Writing music for…

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Source: Pixabay. A review of Tristram Stuarts book, “WASTE: Uncovering the global food scandal”. This is really a problem we should all be taking seriously.

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Source: Pexels by Klaudia Ekert “Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to dieI don’t belong, and my beloved, neither do youThose Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cryI’m setting off, but not without my muse” (Swift, Taylor, 2020, track 17) Who would have imagined a pop…

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Source: Flickr by Marco Verch The debate over whether remakes of classic games are desirable or not. Or should new original games be may instead?

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Source: Wikimedia Commons Enheduanna is possibly one of the first recored poets.Although there is some dispute over the validity of her role as an Author.

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Source: Antman 3001 by Flickr The only thing better than watching a film is talking about it. Letterbxd is great for sharing these reviews.

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Source: Puck’s Valentines for 1894 / F. Opper. Joseph Pulitzer by Picryl Looking at Edmund Burke’s views on Conservatism, to see how history points more towards Romanticism.

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Source: Unsplash by BBiDDac A little history The illustrious and legendary “Where’s Wally?” has made its way into millions of households all over the world since its first release in 1987 (The Guardian, 2015), which kick-started the worldwide Wally phenomenon! Created by the British illustrator Martin Handford, the books entail a search for…

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Source: Pexels by Nothing Ahead A tribute to one of the best Shonen Jump series of the 90’s – Yu Yu Hakusho

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